Acta Optica Sinica, Volume. 40, Issue 11, 1132001(2020)

Wavefront Distortion Effect on Far-Field Spatio-Temporal Distribution in Compression and Focusing Process

Bilong Hu1,2,3, Xiao Wang1,2、*, Wei Li1,2,3, Xiaoming Zeng1,2, Jie Mu1,2, Yanlei Zuo1,2, Xiaodong Wang1,2, Zhaohui Wu1,2, and Jingqin Su1,2
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  • 1Research Center of Laser Fusion, China Academy of Engineering Physics, Mianyang, Sichuan 621900, China
  • 2Science and Technology on Plasma Physics Laboratory, Mianyang, Sichuan 621900, China
  • 3Graduate School, China Academy of Engineering Physics, Beijing 100088, China
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    In this study, we establish a theoretical model of pulse compression and focusing process in an ultrahigh peak power laser system and simulate the dispersion process of parallel grating pair compressor and the focusing process of parabolic mirror based on ray-tracing method and Fraunhofer far-field diffraction. The wavefront distortion for a square diameter is described using the Square-Radial polynomial. The effect of four different wavefront distortions in near-field on the far-field spatio-temporal distribution is analyzed, and the error tolerance is provided under different conditions.

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    Bilong Hu, Xiao Wang, Wei Li, Xiaoming Zeng, Jie Mu, Yanlei Zuo, Xiaodong Wang, Zhaohui Wu, Jingqin Su. Wavefront Distortion Effect on Far-Field Spatio-Temporal Distribution in Compression and Focusing Process[J]. Acta Optica Sinica, 2020, 40(11): 1132001

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    Paper Information

    Category: Ultrafast Optics

    Received: Jan. 6, 2020

    Accepted: Mar. 10, 2020

    Published Online: Jun. 10, 2020

    The Author Email: Wang Xiao (wangxiaocn@263.com)

    DOI:10.3788/AOS202040.1132001

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